The architecture and carvings of the approximately 150 residences dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties are said to be among the best of their kind in China.

[citation needed] One of the biggest of the residences open to visitors, Chenzhi Hall, also contains a small museum.

Four bridges across the Jiyin stream can be seen as the legs whilst the houses of the village form the body.

A 400-year-old waterway connects each residential household to the two water sources in the town, with most of the streets built alongside them.

[citation needed] The usual residences of the town contain a central courtyard surrounded by symmetrical bays of rooms, although there are much larger and more private houses for the weather citizens.